No future for Government’s Cultural Citizens programme
Despite a successful pilot programme in schools, no funding has been confirmed for the arts programme originally announce by David…
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Creative Scotland: ‘Our reputation has been severely damaged’
The national funder has announced a root and branch review of its funding processes following public outcry that led to it reversi…
European Union contributes £40m a year to UK culture
New research by Arts Council England, produced to inform the Brexit negotiations, has highlighted the negative impact losing fundi…
Arts Council reduces funding for The Space by 48%
The digital art agency has described its reduced budget as “an excellent opportunity to sharpen our focus”.
Heritage Lottery Fund consults on becoming more commercial
Grant-giving will be disrupted for the next year, as the funder considers introducing loans and corporate funding objectives from…
Museum and galleries funding must be “urgently” increased
A new report is heavily critical of the Mendoza Reivew, after identifying a gap between museum resources and the cost of acquiring…
New fund to promote learning through the arts in schools
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation will grant £750k a year to arts organisations helping primary school teachers use the arts in the…
Research questions value of Gift Aid scheme
The Government spends more money incentivising donations than charities receive through the incentivised donations, researchers at…
Is government preparing to privatise the arts?
How much longer will the UK government support the arts? Andrew Pinnock fears all signs point to it adopting a much more commercia…
Rebalancing funding for rural arts
It’s not enough for urban arts companies to tour to rural areas – we need to support more rurally based organisations,…
Pressure mounts on Arts Council of Northern Ireland Chair
51 regularly funded arts organisations have supported a statement expressing no confidence in the funder’s Chair, who has sp…
Creative Scotland U-turns on arts funding cuts
£2.6m of additional funds will be used to re-admit five organisations into the core-funded portfolio until 2021, in a move d…
Crisis at Creative Scotland following funding decision backlash
Board members have resigned following outrage at the funder’s decision to end support for a number of arts organisations tha…
Collapse in local authority funding spells end for advocacy body
Arts Development UK will wind down in April after attempts to increase membership were unsuccessful, but services may be taken up…
Government must replace lost EU culture funding, MPs say
A cross-party select committee has called for continued membership of Creative Europe post-Brexit and argues for free movement dur…
Leeds council risks ‘ripping soul out of community arts’
Cost-saving measures by Leeds City Council will see access to Carriageworks theatre restricted and a price hike on room hire that…
Creative Scotland limits cuts following funding boost
Just nine regularly funded arts organisations will receive less money from Creative Scotland in 2018-21, while 27 organisations re…
Book review: Capital Gains
David Powell reviews Prue Skene’s candid account of her tenure as Chair of Arts Council England’s Lottery panel.
Lottery shortfall forces ACE to cut 2018-22 budget by £156m
£39m less per year is available as Arts Council England announces new funding streams and a new name for Grants for the Arts…
Arts Council begins consultation on next ten-year strategy
A 12-week online discussion will inform a draft strategy for the funder to replace ‘Great Art and Culture for Everyone&rsquo…
Creative industries risk losing 27,000 jobs in no-deal Brexit
An impact analysis commissioned by London's Mayor shows the country could lose up to £3.3bn in growth by 2030 if no long…
Arts Council England considers new funding stream for fiction
The national funder is concerned by low income for writers and a lack of diversity in the sector, and has pledged more support for…
EU culture funding for UK guaranteed until at least 2020
UK arts organisations and European partners have been advised to continue applications for Creative Europe funding as normal.
How to… get funding and support from your local council
When is it the right time to approach a council with your idea for an arts project? And what support can you expect to receive?&nb…
